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Bruce Alberts

University of California, San Francisco
Canada Gairdner Award Lasker Award National Medal of Science

Bruce Alberts is currently the Chancellor’s Leadership Chair in Biochemistry and Biophysics for Science and Education at the University of California, San Francisco, and served as Editor-in-Chief of Science Magazine (2008-2013), President of the National Academy of Sciences (1993-2005), and United States Science Envoy (2009-2011). Alberts, who has dedicated his career to promoting science education and international scientific cooperation, is also one of the original authors of The Molecular Biology of the Cell, a preeminent textbook in the field now in its fifth edition. In 2014, Alberts was awarded the National Medal of Science by the White House for his many contributions to science.

Talks with this Speaker

Addressing The Problem: Active Learning

How can one shift from a teacher-centered to a student-centered classroom model? What are the benefits of active learning for students and instructors? (Talk recorded in July 2014)

Active Learning
Audience:
  • Educators
  • Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
  • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 09:31

The Problem with Traditional Undergraduate Biology Education

This video discusses the issues with traditional undergraduate biology education and describes what is missing in the way we currently teach science in college. (Talk recorded in July 2014)

Active Learning - The Problem
Audience:
  • Educators
  • Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
  • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 8:13

Live Q&A: Future Challenges for Science and Science Education

We had a live question and answer session with Dr. Bruce Alberts on February 7th, 2014. You can watch the Hangout in its entirety in this video. (Talk recorded in February 2014)

Bruce Alberts iBiology Hangout
Audience:
  • Researcher
  • Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
  • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 1:07:35

DNA Replication: Understand How DNA is Replicated

Bruce Alberts spent nearly 30 years trying to understand how DNA is replicated. Here he describes the key breakthroughs that led to our current understanding of DNA replication. (Talk recorded in January 2013)

Bruce Alberts
Audience:
  • Student
  • Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
Duration: 35:18

Learning from Failure

Bruce Alberts asserts that all scientists make mistakes and suffer setbacks but learning from failure is what allows one ultimately to succeed. (Talk recorded in May 2010)

Bruce Alberts
Audience:
  • General Public
  • Student
  • Researcher
  • Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
  • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 11:34

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